Biography

PRO (128-0/8-0): Shaun Suisham re-signed to a four-year contract with the Steelers on July 29, 2011…signed by the Steelers on November 16, 2010…released by the St. Louis Rams on August 17, 2010…signed by the Rams on August 13, 2010…released by the Cleveland Browns on June 17, 2010…signed by the Cleveland Browns on May 18, 2010…signed by the Dallas Cowboys on December 21, 2009…released by the Washington Redskins on December 8, 2009…added to the Redskins’ 53-man roster on December 2, 2006…signed to the Redskins practice squad on November 26, 2006…released by the San Francisco 49ers on October 31, 2006…signed to the San Francisco 49ers’ practice squad on October 24, 2006…released from the Cowboys’ practice squad on October 17, 2006…signed to the Cowboys’ practice squad on October 14, 2006…released by the Cowboys on October 12, 2006…re-signed with the Cowboys on December 26, 2005…released by the Cowboys on November 19, 2005…promoted to the Cowboys’ 53-man roster on October 24, 2005…re-signed to the Cowboys’ practice squad on October 18, 2005…released by Dallas on October 11, 2005…signed to the Cowboys practice squad on September 5, 2005…released by the Steelers on August 29, 2005…originally signed with the Steelers as a rookie free agent on April 28, 2005.

PRO (128-0/8-0): Shaun Suisham re-signed to a four-year contract with the Steelers on July 29, 2011…signed by the Steelers on November 16, 2010…released by the St. Louis Rams on August 17, 2010…signed by the Rams on August 13, 2010…released by the Cleveland Browns on June 17, 2010…signed by the Cleveland Browns on May 18, 2010…signed by the Dallas Cowboys on December 21, 2009…released by the Washington Redskins on December 8, 2009…added to the Redskins’ 53-man roster on December 2, 2006…signed to the Redskins practice squad on November 26, 2006…released by the San Francisco 49ers on October 31, 2006…signed to the San Francisco 49ers’ practice squad on October 24, 2006…released from the Cowboys’ practice squad on October 17, 2006…signed to the Cowboys’ practice squad on October 14, 2006…released by the Cowboys on October 12, 2006…re-signed with the Cowboys on December 26, 2005…released by the Cowboys on November 19, 2005…promoted to the Cowboys’ 53-man roster on October 24, 2005…re-signed to the Cowboys’ practice squad on October 18, 2005…released by Dallas on October 11, 2005…signed to the Cowboys practice squad on September 5, 2005…released by the Steelers on August 29, 2005…originally signed with the Steelers as a rookie free agent on April 28, 2005.

2014 (16-0/1-0): Shaun Suisham named a special teams captain…totaled a career-best 132 points in the regular season, which is the third-highest total in team history for a single season…his 29 field goals are tied for the fifth-most in a single season in team history…currently has an NFL best streak of 30 consecutive makes from 40-49 yards…also saw action in the lone postseason contest…totaled one special teams tackle 10/26 vs. Indianapolis.

9/7 vs. Cleveland: Connected on a 41-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter to give the team a 30-27 victory…marked the ninth game-winning field goal of his career and seventh as a member of the Steelers…was a perfect 3-for-3 on FGs (36, 34, 41).

9/11 at Baltimore:Connected on both field goals…became the fifth player in Steelers’ history to record 100 made field goals.

9/21 at Carolina:Connected on all three attempts (42, 24, 45)…set a franchise record for most consecutive field goals made in team history (23).

9/28 vs.Tampa Bay: Surpassed Norm Johnson (137) for the fourth-most PATs made in team history…made his first field goal of the game to extend his franchise record of 24 straight field goals made before missing his second attempt.

10/12 at Cleveland: Moved into fourth place on the team’s all-time field goals made chart.

10/20 vs.Houston: Connected on all three tries, marking the 19th time in his Steelers career that he totaled three or more made FGs in a single game.

11/17 at Tennessee: Recorded his 200th career field goal make…is tied for 10th (Mason Crosby) among active kickers in field goal makes.

11/30 vs.New Orleans: Totaled 10 points to give him 509 for his Steelers’ career…is just the fourth kicker in team history to reach 500 points.

12/7 at Cincinnati:Recorded 100 points on the season for the sixth time in his career and for the fourth straight season.

AFC Wild Card Game 1/3 vs. Baltimore: Converted three first-half field goals (45, 22 and 47) to match his single-game playoff high with three made field goals (2011 Wild Card Game at Denver)…became the second Steeler to record three made field goals in the first half since Norm Johnson (1/6/96 vs. Buffalo).

2013 (16-0)(Pit): Saw action in all 16 games…made a career-high 30 field goals, which tied for the third-most made in a single season in franchise history…his 93.8 field goal percentage was the best by a Steeler (min. 15 attempts) in any regular season…recorded two special teams tackles 11/3 at New England, 12/22 at Green Bay, and one, 10/13 at N.Y. Jets, 11/17 vs. Detroit and 12/8 vs. Miami.

9/29 vs. Minnesota (London): Kicked in his 100th career game…was a perfect 2-for-2 on FGs and 3-for-3 on PATs.

10/13 at N.Y. Jets: Connected on all four attempts (46, 33, 48, 32)…has now made 42 of his last 43 attempts under 50 yards.

10/20 vs. Baltimore: Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week…connected on a 42-yard field goal with no time remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Steelers a 19-16 win…marked the eighth game-winning field goal of his career and sixth as a Steeler…was a perfect 4-of-4 in the game and 14-of-14 on the season…the 14 consecutive makes to start the season is a personal best.

10/27 at Oakland: Connected on a 47-yard field goal, extending his career-best streak to 19 made field goals between 40-49 yards…made the first field goal he attempted, which marked the 16th straight field goal he made (dating back to last season) and tied for the longest streak of his career, including the postseason (16, 1/1/12 – 10/11/12).

11/10 vs.Buffalo: Connected on all three attempts (36, 37, 23) and both PATs.

11/17 vs.Detroit: Made all three attempts (25, 34, 21) and all four PATs.

12/8 vs.Miami: Forced his first career fumble on special teams.

12/15 vs.Cincinnati: Connected on all three attempts (25, 45, 26).

12/22 at Green Bay: Tied career highs with five made extra points and five extra points attempted.

2012 (16-0): Shaun Suisham was 28-of-31 on field goals…the 28 field goals made were the second-most of his career…his 90.3% success rate on field goals was the second-highest in team history (Min. 30 attempts) in a single season…tied a career-long with a 52-yard field goal at Tennessee…made 15 straight field goals, which tied for the longest streak of his career…made three game-winning field goals (Week 5, 10 and 13)…earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors twice (Week 5 and 13)…has made 89 consecutive PATs as a Steeler…moved into 12th place on the Steelers’ all-time scoring list…added a career high with 29 touchbacks…9/9 at Denver: Converted field goals of 21 and 35 yards…9/16 vs. N.Y. Jets: Connected on both attempts from 45 yards…made two field goals of 40+ yards for the first time since 10/23/11 at Arizona…9/23 at Oakland: Made his only attempt from 33 yards out…added one special teams stop…10/7 vs. Philadelphia: Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 5 performance and for the first time since Week 9 of the 2007 season while playing for the Washington Redskins…made all three attempts (20, 34, 34)…nailed a 34-yarder as time expired to give the Steelers a 16-14 victory…marked his fifth game-winning field goal and third as a Steeler…last came on 9/25/11 at Indianapolis (38 yards)…10/11 at Tennessee: Was three-of-four on field goal attempts, suffering his first miss of the season…made a 52-yarder in the fourth quarter to tie his career long (at St. Louis 12/24/06)…10/21 at Cincinnati: Made all three attempts (42, 47, 42), marking the first time that he made at least three field goals of 40+ yards in the same game since 11/28/10 at Buffalo (4-4)…10/28 vs. Washington: Converted on both field goal attempts (48, 27)…11/4 at N.Y. Giants: Connected on his only attempt (30) yards as the halftime whistle sounded to cut the Giants’ lead 14-10…11/12 vs. Kansas City: Connected on a 23-yard field goal with 14:05 remaining in overtime to give the Steelers a 16-13 victory…marked the sixth game-winning field goal of his career, second of this season and fourth as a member of the Steelers…connected on all three attempts (35, 31, 23)…surpassed 600 total career points…added a special teams stop…11/18 vs. Baltimore: Connected on his only attempt of 22 yards…11/25 at Cleveland: Was a perfect two-for-two on PATs…12/2 at Baltimore: Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his Week 13 performance…marked the second time this season that he won the award, a career first…connected on a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give the Steelers a 23-20 win…marked the seventh game-winning field goal of his career, third this season and fifth as a Steeler…connected on all three attempts, extending his streak to 13 straight field goals made…12/9 vs. San Diego: Connected on a 49-yard field goal on his first and only attempt of the game…has now made 14-straight field goals, the second-longest streak of his career…12/16 at Dallas: Connected on his only attempt of the game (32 yards), which gives him 15 consecutive field goals made…ties the longest streak of his career (15, 12/28/08 thru 11/22/09 with Washington)…12/23 vs. Cincinnati: Connected on a 40-yard field goal in the third quarter to tie the game 10-10…12/30 vs. Cleveland: Connected on his only attempt of the game (41 yards)…finished the season a perfect 19-for-19 on FGs between 30-49 yards.

2011 (16-0/1-0): Played in all 16 games, including the lone postseason contest…finished 23-of-31(.742) on FGs and a perfect 36-for-36 on PATs for a total of 105 points…moved into second place for the most points scored (82) at Heinz Field…9/25 at Indianapolis: Finished a perfect 2-for-2 on PATs and 3-for-4 on FGs…hit the game-winning field goal from 38 yards out with four seconds left in the game, marking his fourth career game-winning field goal and second with the Steelers (first of 2011)…it marked his first game-winning field goal in regulation…tied his then career-high as a member of the Steelers with a 48-yard field goal…added one special teams tackle…10/2 at Houston: Was a perfect 1-for-1 on PATs and 1-for-2 on FGs for four points…made a 26-yard field goal to tie the game 10-10 in the fourth quarter…10/9 vs. Tennessee: Was a perfect 5-for-5 on PATs and 1-for-1 on FGs…added one special teams tackle…10/16 vs. Jacksonville: Kicked in his 70th career game…finished a perfect 2-for-2 on PATs and 1-for-1 on FGs for five points…added one special teams tackle…10/23 at Arizona: Was a perfect 3-for-3 on PATs and 3-for-3 on FGs for 12 points…made field goals of 39, 41 and 42 yards…surpassed 100 career points as a Steeler…11/13 at Cincinnati: Was a perfect 3-for-3 on PATs and 1-for-1 on FGs for six points…added one special teams tackle…11/27 at Kansas City: Was a perfect 1-for-1 on PATs and 2-for-2 on FGs…connected from 21 yards out in the second quarter and from 49 yards out as halftime expired…the 49-yarder was his longest field goal as a Steeler at the time…12/4 vs. Cincinnati: Connected on five PATs to give him 73 career points at Heinz Field, tying Kris Brown (73) for the second-most points scored at Heinz Field during the regular season…12/19 at San Francisco: Booted a 51-yard field goal, his longest as a Steeler…AFC Wild Card Game 1/8 at Denver: Was a perfect 3-for-3 on FGs and 2-for-2 on PATs for a total of 11 points.

2010 (7-0/3-0): Signed by the Steelers on November 16th…kicked in the final seven regular-season games and all three postseason contests…was 14-of-15 in FGs and a perfect 19-for-19 on PATs for 61 points in the regular season…finished the postseason 3-of-5 in FGs and 9-for-9 on PATs for 18 points…connected on his first 10 field goal attempts after he joined the team in November…11/21 vs. Oakland: Was a perfect 5-of-5 on PATs for five points…11/28 at Buffalo: Finished 4-for-4 in FGs and 1-for-1 in PATs for 13 points…connected on FGs from 41, 45, 46 and 48-yards…had one special teams tackle…12/5 at Baltimore: Finished 2-for-2 on FGs and 1-for-1 on PATs for seven points…booted a 45-yard field goal on the Steelers’ first drive of the second half…added a 19-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter…handled the punting duties the final three quarters after P Daniel Sepulveda suffered an ACL injury…punted three times and averaged 38.3 yards per punt…12/12 vs. Cincinnati: Finished a perfect 3-for-3 in FGs and 2-for-2 in PATs for 11 points…booted a 41-yard field goal in the fourth quarter…12/19 vs. N.Y. Jets: Booted a 42-yard field goal late in the first half, marking his 15th straight field goal made between 40-49 yards…12/23 vs. Carolina: Finished a perfect 3-for-3 in PATs and was 2-for-3 in FGs…missed from 41 yards out seconds before halftime, which snapped his streak of 15 consecutive field goals made between 40-49 yards…1/2 at Cleveland: Was a perfect 5-for-5 on PATs and 2-for-2 in FGs…AFC Divisional Game 1/15 vs. Baltimore: Kicked in his fourth career playoff contest (first two were with the Washington Redskins and third was with the Dallas Cowboys)…was 1-for-2 on FGs and was a perfect 4-for-4 on PATs for seven points…AFC Championship Game 1/23 vs. N.Y. Jets: Was 1-for-1 on FGs and was a perfect 3-for-3 on PATs for six points…Super Bowl XLV 2/6 vs. Green Bay: Was 1-for-2 on FGs and was a perfect 2-for-2 on PATs for five points.

2009 (14-0/2-0): Was 20-for-24 on FGs and 25-of-26 on PATs…played in 12 games for the Washington Redskins, going 18-for-21 before being released…played for Dallas in the final two regular-season games and the two postseason games…went 2-for-3 on FGs in the regular season…went 3-for-5 in the postseason.

2008 (16-0): Kicked in all 16 games for the Redskins…was 26-for-36 on FGs and 25-for-25 on PATs.

2007 (16-0/1-0): Kicked in all 16 games and in the lone postseason contest for the Redskins…was 29-for-35 on FGs and 29-for-30 on PATs…had career highs in FGs (29), FG attempts (35), PATs made (29) and PAT attempts (30).

2006 (8-0): Kicked in three games for the Cowboys and five for the Redskins…was 9-for-11 on FGs and 14-for-14 on PATs…was 1-for-2 and 2-for-2 on PATs for the Cowboys…was 8-for-9 on FGs and 12-for-12 on PATs for the Redskins.

2005 (3-0): Kicked in three games for the Cowboys…was 3-for-4 on FGs and 8-for-8 on PATs.

COLLEGE: Shaun Suisham left Bowling Green as the school’s all-time leading scorer (361 points), while also holding the Falcons record with 45 career field goals and notching 31 touchbacks on kickoffs…earned second team All-MAC honors as a senior…finished 12th in the nation in scoring with a 9.3 points-per-game average…was a Lou Groza Award semifinalist after setting the all-time NCAA I-A record for extra points made (226-233).

PERSONAL: Shaun Suisham graduated from Wallaceburg, Ontario, Secondary School after being named the 1999 Conference Offensive MVP, setting school and Ontario field goal records…son of Wendy and Rick Suisham. Full name: Shaun Christopher Suisham.